http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3113/regulation/39The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013enENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONStatute Law Database2025-08-19Expert Participation2025-08-12 These Regulations transpose the main provisions of Council Directive 2012/19/EU of 4th July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (OJ No L197, 24.7.2012, p.38) (“the Directive”) which recasts Council Directive 2002/96/EC (OJ no. L37, 13.2.2003, p.24) as amended by Council Directive 2003/108/EC (OJ No. L345, 31.12.2003, p.106). PART 4391Where an operator of a scheme has any obligation in relation to—aWEEE from private households under regulation 28, 31 or 32; orbWEEE from users other than private households under regulation 29, 31 or 32 during a relevant compliance periodthat operator of a scheme must provide a declaration of compliance to the appropriate authority on or before 31st March of the year that immediately follows the end of that compliance period.2A declaration of compliance must—abe made in writing;binclude the information set out in Part 2 of Schedule 7;cbe accompanied by copies of all evidence notes acquired in respect of the relevant compliance period to which the declaration relates; anddwhere a scheme operator has elected to pay a compliance fee in relation to regulation 33, contain evidence that the compliance fee has been paid.3Where an operator of a scheme is under an obligation to provide a declaration of compliance under this regulation, that declaration must be signed by—awhere that operator of a scheme is an individual, that individual;bwhere that operator of a scheme is a partnership, a partner;cwhere that operator of a scheme is a body registered in the United Kingdom, a director of that body; anddwhere that operator of a scheme is a body that is not registered in the United Kingdom, the individual who has control or management of that body.Reg. 39 in force at 1.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)Word in reg. 39 substituted (25.7.2014) by The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1771), regs. 1(b), 3(2), Sch. 1 para. 15